Thursday, December 11, 2008 - Twiltley Branch Campground, Collinsville MS
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Water on the floor by the door, Dec 11, 2008, Twiltley Branch Campground, Collinsville MS
I have an idea how to deal with A Tale of Two Leaks
But I can't work on it until the roof dries out. Meanwhile the wood framing gets wetter and wetter - not a good thing.
I just checked the weather forecast
Today: Snow, mainly before 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 39. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Right! This is Mississippi, remember.
Night camp
Site 39 - Twiltley Branch Campground, Collinsville MS
- This is a quiet, well maintained COE campground with level gravel sites, reservoir views, electric & water
- There is good biking on the park roads
- Most sites are wooded so solar gain is limited for those with solar panels
- Good Verizon cell phone service - Access is via Extended Network, roaming
- No Verizon EVDO service - access is via the Extended Network and service varies from slow to barely useable
- Find other references to Twiltley Branch
- List the nights I've camped here
- Check the weather
- Reserve a site
- Get a map
Hobnobbing with Brigham Young
The day following my arrival in the flourishing City of the Saints, as they called it then and still call it, I very unexpectedly met and formed the acquaintance of Brigham Young. I was riding along at the head of my flock of sheep when a stoutly built, florid faced genteel-looking man, whose hair was just turning gray, walked down to the street from one of the most pretentious residences in the place and inquired whose sheep I had charge of.